A hospital in Bunkie, LA. It ran an operating surplus of 21.0% in FY24 on $6.7M of operating revenue. It held 2 days of cash on hand (56th percentile among Psychiatric hospitals on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 7.8% in FY20 to 21.0% in FY24, though it fell 2.8 points in the most recent year.
Operating margin · FY24
+21.0%
vs Psychiatric hospitals81st pctl of 437 (FY24)
Days cash on hand · FY24
2d
all sources
vs Psychiatric hospitals56th pctl of 376 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$6.7M
vs Psychiatric hospitals12th pctl of 509 (FY24)
Total margin · incl. nonoperating · FY24
+21.0%
vs Psychiatric hospitals81st pctl of 434 (FY24)
One point of operating margin at BEACON BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL - CENTRAL is about $67K per year (1% of FY24 total operating revenue).
Where BEACON BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL sits among Psychiatric hospitals
Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 437 of 610 filed
Each point is one Psychiatric hospital in the national distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market — that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The Psychiatric hospital median is +4.8%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.
One psychiatric hospitalBEACON BEHAVIORALPsychiatric hospital median
The money
$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated
Ratios tell you how this hospital is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line item
FY22
FY23
FY24
Patient revenue
5,185
6,181
6,308
Other operating revenue
261
517
441
Total operating revenue
5,446
6,697
6,749
Total operating expenses
4,549
5,103
5,330
Operating income
897
1,594
1,420
Operating margin %
+16.5%
+23.8%
+21.0%
Other non-operating, net
36
1
(1)
Net income
933
1,595
1,419
Net income %
+17.0%
+23.8%
+21.0%
HCRIS Worksheet G-3 / S-3 · $ thousands · FY20–FY24 · where other operating income is not reported, total operating revenue reflects net patient revenue alone · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding in nonoperating income
How it operates
quality & operational context · CMS public reporting
A 18-bed hospital at 82% occupancy 36% of patient revenue is outpatient.
The metrics this hospital type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.
Scale and flow
Occupancy
81.6%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average daily census
14.72
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Staffed beds (acute)
18
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Annual discharges
758
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Average length of stay
7.1d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS S-3
Outpatient share of patient revenue
36.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS WS G-2 L28
How the care measures up
No public quality measures are reported for this facility in the current Care Compare refresh.
Trajectory
Cost-report basis · 5 reporting years
Operating margin
Days cash on hand
The county this hospital serves
AVOYELLES County, LA
Median household income
$39.4K
vs $82.1K US
Poverty rate
27.4%
vs 12.5% US
Uninsured
7.6%
vs 8.6% US
Age 65+
17.3%
vs 16.8% US
Fair or poor health
30.1%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 19.3% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 36.6% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
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